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Google says "Each request has to be assessed individually, and we're working as quickly as possible to get through the queue." It's not clear how many requests Google has received, but recent reports indicate takedown requests have topped 50,000.

Italy's antitrust chief has warned of an impending Google publishing monopoly. Giovanni Pitruzzella urged the lower house of parliament to extend antitrust laws to Internet media companies, like Google, who are now competing with publishing houses.